Bottle-washing machine.



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W. L. BODMA-N. BOTTLE WASHING MACHINE.

.APPLICATION FILED 00T. 14, 1908.

Patented Feb.l8, 1910..

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WALTER L. .BoniviAiL or CINCINNATI, CHIC, AssiGNon To ISAAC nHEINsTnom'or CINCINNATI, OHIO.

BOTTLE-WASHING MACHINE'.

App1ieation filed October 14,1908. Serial 11T-o. 457,696.l

To all w/wm it may concern:

Be it known that I, TAI-HER L. lBoDMAN, subiect of the. Kingof Great Britain, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Washing Machines, of which the follow.- ing is a specification.

"My invention'relates to an improvementv ation during the'uniform and lcontinuous progressive vmovements of the bottles, .but

" which system, in its ,preferredform, permits 'of the simultaneous-rinsing operation of the previously Washed bottles While. they are' under the control of one mechanism. 'It

may be advantageous -to subject'the bottles 'to several washing or rinsing processes of `distinct character and this organization anisin, which are more fully set forth inthereadily adaptsitself to `such usage.

`Other features of the invention relate to the character land. organization ofthe mechi description of the accompanying drawings,

forming a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is acentral vertical section' through my improved bottle Washing nia-v chine. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detailed topl plan view of the valve vmember above the- Water supply chamber. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detailed top plan view of the water ,supply chamber. Fig-4 is atop plan view of the endless carrier relative to the washing machine with the water' tubes omitted.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged top plan View of water tubes. Fig.'6 is an enlarged horizontal section through the valve. A

The supporting frame preferably consists of the pedestals 1, having the cross-head 2 for supporting the driving mechanism, and having the table 3, ipon which the washing and 'rinsing are con ucted.

4 represents the maiii'shaft, the lower end4 of which is journaled .in a sleeve 5, laced in an` orifice 6, in the cross-head 2. l haft is driven by a' worm wheel 7 to which 'motion is imparted from worm shaft 8, which in.

turn lis drivenfrom-any suitable source.

Upon the upper end of shaft '4, above the Specification of"Letters .'Patent.`

pressure -plate 16, provided with segmental ports 17, g 18, for the wash andlxrinse waters respecsegments of the valve.`;

Patented ',Ifeb '19.10.-

.supported a Water;supply/fmember "1B,

through which shaft'lconcentrica'lly passes.' The member 13 is divided into two compartment-s, awash water chamber laird rinse Waterch'amber 15, receiving` their supply of respective fluids, under pressure,"ffroi`ri 'anyv suitablesource. The member 13 has avalv'e v` tively, see Fig. 2. l u

19 isa valve carried by the 'hub kofthe sprocket Wheel 9 and provided -withforificesv 20,- adapted to coini'nunicate with-ports 117. '80 18, jdn-ring the revolution of the sprocket wheel toadmit the Wash and rinse' waters 4sifmultaneously into the different respective 22 represents a series of-ivater inpesLextending radially froiiiitlie valve: `they?coinmunicate with the valve orifices tztheir inner ends and have spray tubes 2 tf their outer ends, in positionftojet water-y irough the orifices 12 of the bott-le holder plates. Tl 9o The top wash andi-rinse :port-ionufof the table 3v is of tray formation, from-.Lavfhicli' water isconducted b v. the drainage pipe 2G.4

27 represents a coil spring on shaft -i for holding the sprocket wheel and valve which are vertically movable on the shaft under tension, against'tlie valve plate 16.

28 represents a rail with the loop thereof supported upon the table 3 by means of the posts 29. This rail supports the outer ends of the holder plates V10s, upon .which they travel.

`The operation is very simple, the bottles preferably previously soaked, are placed upon the holders serially while thecarrier is ies in motion, the portsV of valve 19 in passing I.over the segmental port 17, admit al wash vwater'ofany suitable composition intoa se- 1' ries ofthe tubes 22, and the water is jetted into the", inverted bottles. The'ontinued endless carrier having a series of bottle holders, aI Water chamber, a valve having. a

' series of radiating tubes adapted to communic'ate with the bottle holders, and 'means for rotating the carrier-and the valve, intermeshing means relatively provided on said' carrier and carrier rotating means for positively aliningl the-bottle holders respectively- .fw-ith .the radiating tube, saidl valve and chamber having ports adapted to communicatefduring a segmental portion of the carrier rotation, substantially as described.

'2. 'In a machine of the-class described, an endless carrier, a Wheel'fordriving the same, bottle holders on 'the carrier, a valve rotatable with the Wheel, a series of tubes ra'diat-v ing from the valve and adapted to communicate with the holders, a 4`Water chamber, said chamber and valve -h'a-vi'g ports adapted to communicate during a segment of the car` rier lrotation, and lmeans for driving thev Wheel, substantially as described. 4

3.l In aanachine of th, class described, an endless carrier, a series of bottle holders thereon, a rotatable valve, a series of tubes radiating from the valve andl adapted to communicate With the bottle holders, means for rotating the valve and carrier in unison, intermeshing means relatively. provided on saidcarrierand carrier rotating means for supply ricr, substantially positively alining' the bottle holders respec.

tively Withthe radiating tube, a Water compartment-having a plurality of Water chambers With segmental orifices' adapted to simultaneously communicate with different valve portsavhereby the-plurality of Washing operations of diii'erent character may be conducted during one revolution of the carrier, substantially as described.

4. In a machine of the class described, an endless carrier, Abottle holders thereon, a wheel for driving the carrier, a valve rotatable With the Wheel, a series of tubes radiating from the valve and adapted to communicate with' the holders, a Water compartment concentric with the valve and having a plurality' of segmental chambers and ports adapted to communicate with the valve ports at diii'erent portions of the carriertravel, and means for rotating the valve and, carrierf in unison, wherebyl the plurality of Washing operations of diiierent character may be conductedyduringone revolution o' y the carrier, substantially as described.

5. In a machine of the class described, an

endlessv carrier, bottle holders thereon, a

Wheel for rotating the carrier, a shaft for thel Wheel, a concentric valve for the Wheel having-tubes radiating therefrom and adapted to deliver Water to the bottle holders, a Water providedl with segmental ports adapted to coperate with the valve to simultaneously supply diii'erent Waters to the bottle holders durmg a continuous revolution of the caras described.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set myhand.' L

.VALTER L; BODMAN.

Witnesses:

OLIVER B. KArsaR, LUISE BECK..

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